Reviews tagging 'Rape'

In the Miso Soup by Ryū Murakami

32 reviews

larseneiii's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Animal cruelty, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

kamurphy919's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Rape, Blood, Torture, Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking

zoetennant's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexism, Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, and Rape

cinderrunner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Concept is interesting but the execution could have been far better. Im not sure how much of my issues with the book are due to the translation vs the actual writing. The language felt very odd and stilted. The story dragged a lot in multiple places. We spend far too much time in Kenji's head as he critiques and runs commentary on Japan. Felt less like a thriller and more like I was reading some bitter dude's interpretation on Japanese culture and history. Even after the biggest murder happens, the pace drops right back down and continues to slag. I was honestly bored for most of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

chikin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Vomit, Animal death, and Gore

okkqtsu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

jocelyndolence's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

honestly i felt sick reading this. it’s very, very graphic. i might do a more in depth review for anyone thinking about reading this just because of how many content warnings this book has. the writing is immaculate and wonderfully done, but so wonderfully done that everything described and done just leaves a sour taste in your mouth and a turning stomach in its wake. all though i cannot say i enjoyed this book because of this, i do think it was a very well written and disturbing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

nokibay's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape

kaitmannix's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

scs759's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Rape